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Dom Pérignon

Pierre Pérignon
Saint-Menehould c. 1638 - Abbaye d'Hautvillers 1715
Benedictine monk, made important contributions to the production and quality of Champagne wine
(Wikipedia)

Nicolas Alba
1956

Description

Stone statue of Dom Pérignon with a basket of grapes.

Inscription(s)

DOM PERIGNON
inventeur du champagne
ne a sainte-menehould
en 1639

Sculptor

Niculae Agârbiceanu, in France known as Nicolàs Alba (Bucium-Alba, Romania, 1908 - 1991), Romanian-French sculpteur, since 1948 living in Châlons-en-Champagne (Biography).

Sources & Information

François Duboisy, Dom Perignon et son descret sculpteur, Le Petit Journal de Sainte-Ménehould et ses voisins d'Argonne, 27 July 2003.

Locatie (N 49°5'26" - E 4°53'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frca073; Photograph: 26 May 2019
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